ZIP 29450 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkeley County, SC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 29450 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 105 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Prescribed fire | 79 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 62 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 43 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 9.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 29450 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 101 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Conducted heat from another fire | 38 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 22 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 29450 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 124% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $84,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $59,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 29450.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awendaw | 26 | |
| 2 | Charleston | 5 | |
| 3 | Mount Pleasant | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 455 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.